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WISCONSINIEN SUPERIEUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Late Wisconsinan
1, record 1, English, Late%20Wisconsinan
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Late Wisconsinan glacial and glaciofluvial environments. 1, record 1, English, - Late%20Wisconsinan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- du Wisconsinien tardif
1, record 1, French, du%20Wisconsinien%20tardif
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- du Wisconsinien supérieur 2, record 1, French, du%20Wisconsinien%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Milieux glaciaires et fluvioglaciaires du Wisconsinien supérieur. 2, record 1, French, - du%20Wisconsinien%20tardif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multiple till sequence
1, record 2, English, multiple%20till%20sequence
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three of the sections (Katherine Creek, Little Bear River, and Inlin Brook) expose bedrock and Tertiary gravel overlain by colluvium and a multiple till sequence of montane origin, separated by paleosols and capped by a till of Laurentide origin. 2, record 2, English, - multiple%20till%20sequence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
multiple till sequence: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - multiple%20till%20sequence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- séquence formée de plusieurs tills
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20form%C3%A9e%20de%20plusieurs%20tills
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- séquence de tills multiples 2, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20de%20tills%20multiples
correct, feminine noun
- séquence à tills multiples 3, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20%C3%A0%20tills%20multiples
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- séquence d'un till multiple 4, record 2, French, s%C3%A9quence%20d%27un%20till%20multiple
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans trois des coupes (Katherine Creek, Little Bear River et Inlin Brook), on observe le socle rocheux et les graviers tertiaires recouverts par des colluvions, ensuite d’une séquence formée de plusieurs tills d’origine montanienne séparés par des paléosols, et finalement le tout est chapeauté par un till laurentidien. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20form%C3%A9e%20de%20plusieurs%20tills
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À proximité de Woodbridge, au nord-ouest de Toronto, Ontario, une tranchée de chemin de fer de 15 mètres de haut et un banc d’emprunt dans le même dépôt, exploité pour la première fois en 1962, montre une séquence de tills multiples intercalée de sédiments fossilifères. 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20form%C3%A9e%20de%20plusieurs%20tills
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'examen de ce site révèle une avancée et une régression glaciaires accompagnées d’un épandage fluvio-glaciaire [...] et d’une séquence d’un till multiple incluant probablement les tills de Catfish Creek et de Port Stanley du Wisconsinien supérieur(âge entre 25 000 et 14 000 ans). 4, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20form%C3%A9e%20de%20plusieurs%20tills
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
séquence à tills multiples : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20form%C3%A9e%20de%20plusieurs%20tills
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Pleistocene
1, record 3, English, Pleistocene
correct, see observation, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Pleistocene epoch 2, record 3, English, Pleistocene%20epoch
correct
- Great Ice Age 3, record 3, English, Great%20Ice%20Age
correct
- Diluvium 3, record 3, English, Diluvium
correct, regional
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An epoch of the Quaternary period, after the Pliocene of the Tertiary and before the Holocene ... 3, record 3, English, - Pleistocene
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the Quaternary is designated as an era, the Pleistocene is considered to be a period. 3, record 3, English, - Pleistocene
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The official name of this period is Pleistocene. 4, record 3, English, - Pleistocene
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Diluvium: A term used in continental Europe equivalent to Pleistocene. 3, record 3, English, - Pleistocene
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Pléistocène
1, record 3, French, Pl%C3%A9istoc%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- époque pléistocène 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9poque%20pl%C3%A9istoc%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
- grande époque glaciaire 3, record 3, French, grande%20%C3%A9poque%20glaciaire
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Première époque de la Période quaternaire succédant au Pliocène, et dont le début est fixé à 1,64 Ma. 4, record 3, French, - Pl%C3%A9istoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette époque constitue la majeure partie du Quaternaire. Elle est caractérisée par une succession de glaciations importantes séparées par des épisodes au climat plus chaud. 4, record 3, French, - Pl%C3%A9istoc%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Pléistocène est subdivisé en inférieur, moyen et supérieur. Au Canada, la toute dernière partie du Pléistocène moyen est désignée sous le nom de «Illinoien» ou «Étage illinoien», et le Pléistocène supérieur est divisé en deux étages, le Sangamonien et le Wisconsinien. 4, record 3, French, - Pl%C3%A9istoc%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Cronología
- Glaciología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Pleistoceno
1, record 3, Spanish, Pleistoceno
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período inferior de la Era Cuaternaria, de duración de 1,5 millones de años. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Pleistoceno
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